Fontguenand tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fontguenand: highlights and tourist information

Fontguenand is situated in the Indre department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Fontguenand in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valencay at 7 km and Chateau de Valencay at 7 km.

Fontguenand, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Valencay

at 7 km (direction south-south-east)

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 7 km (direction south-south-east)

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Loches

at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

See Loches guide

Blois

at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all expectations with...

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Issoudun

at 45 km (direction east-south-east)

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Amboise

at 47 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Markets in and near Fontguenand

• Selles-sur-Cher: market Thursday all day (7km)
• Valencay: market Tuesday (7km)
• Chabris: market Saturday (10km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (12km)
• Noyers-sur-Cher: market Sunday (12km)
• Saint-Aignan: market Saturday all day (13km)
• Romorantin-Lanthenay: market Wednesday all day & Saturday & Friday (22km)
• Langon: market Friday (23km)
• Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (23km)
• Contres: market Friday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontguenand, France

What to do at Fontguenand? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fontguenand.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (26km)

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (22km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (7km)
• Loches (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (22km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (37km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (37km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (39km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Blois (44km)
• Amboise (47km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (26km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (11km)
• Issoudun (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (14km)
• Réserve de Beaumarchais (53km)

Geography and distances

Fontguenand is in the eastern-center of France at 47 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Fontguenand is 192 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Fontguenand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Vernelle, Lye, Meusnes, Varennes-sur-Fouzon and Villentrois.

This page in French: Visiter Fontguenand